Table 1 –
Prevalence of Kratom Use and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders in the United States, 2019
| Never Used Kratom, n=55188 | Lifetime Kratom Use, n=948 | Prevalence Ratio (Kratom / Never Kratom) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Weighted Prevalence (%) |
95% CI | Frequency | Weighted Prevalence (%) |
95% CI | 95% CI | ||||||
| Sex (Female) | 26231 | 51.7 | 51.0 | 52.3 | 557 | 38.8 | 34.4 | 43.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | |
| Age (Years) | ||||||||||||
| 12 to 17 | 13339 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 58 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| 18 to 25 | 13844 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 382 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 16.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| 26 to 34 | 8342 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 259 | 37.7 | 33.2 | 42.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | |
| 35 and Older | 19663 | 64.3 | 63.7 | 65.0 | 249 | 44.8 | 39.6 | 50.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |
| Race | ||||||||||||
| White | 31368 | 61.7 | 60.7 | 62.7 | 721 | 81.9 | 78.1 | 85.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | |
| Black | 7210 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 13.0 | 46 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
| Hispanic | 10749 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 18.2 | 99 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| Asian | 2686 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Native American | 1022 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 22 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | |
| Multirace | 2153 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 49 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | |
| Past Year Major Depressive Episode | 4228 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 239 | 26.7 | 22.7 | 31.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | |
| Past Year Substance Abuse or Dependence | ||||||||||||
| Opioids (Heroin or Pain Reliever) | 292 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 77 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 18.0 | 12.1 | 26.9 | |
| Heroin only | 57 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | ||||
| Pain Reliever only | 214 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 48 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 9.4 | ||||
| Heroin and Pain Reliever | 21 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 | ||||
| Prescription Stimulants | 131 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 26 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 16.5 | 9.2 | 29.5 | |
| Methamphetamine | 197 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 44 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 18.8 | |
| Cocaine | 180 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 42 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 8.5 | 23.1 | |
| Alcohol | 3170 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 193 | 17.8 | 14.8 | 21.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | |
| Marijuana | 1474 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 130 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 14.2 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 9.0 | |
| Tranquilizer and/or Sedative | 142 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 32 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 16.8 | 9.3 | 30.6 | |
| Hallucinogens | 79 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 16.8 | 9.0 | 31.1 | |
| Any Substance Use Disorder (SUD) | 3698 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 301 | 31.0 | 26.6 | 35.7 | ||||
| 1 SUD | 3327 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 224 | 23.7 | 20.1 | 27.8 | ||||
| 2 SUDs | 278 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 48 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 6.9 | ||||
| 3 or more SUDs | 93 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 29 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4.6 | ||||
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Including opioids, prescription stimulants, methamphetamine, alcohol, marijuana, prescription tranquilizers or sedatives, hallucinogens, cocaine